Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-05 | Page 3 | Number on Paper Money

NUMBER ON PAPER MONEY how to tell without seeing the figures if it Is odd or even it any one comes up to you and wants to bet you that they can tell whether the number on any of uncle sam s paper money Is odd or even by looking at that part of the bill on which the number does not appear shun him as you would the plague said a guest a the hotel mckay last night why what is the joke asked an other guest only this replied the first 1 I was out this afternoon with a number of men with whom I 1 have business dealings we ate and then one man wanted to bet me that he could call the even or odd on the number of any bill I 1 had the loser to pay for the lunch I 1 took a bill from my pocket folded it so that the number did not show and after he had looked at it he said even it was even soon afterward 1 got stuck tor the cigars the same way after I 1 had been done four or five times they explained to me that all of the bills marked A and were odd while those marked and D were even it cost about 6 to find it out but I 1 guess it was a good investment a that it Is the same on all bill be careful when attempting to do the work not to take the series letter in front of the number but hunt for a small letter on the left hand side of ae bill duluth evening herald